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THE AMBiENT PiNG http://www.theambientping.com Every Tuesday Night @ The Gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen St. West (At the corner of Gladstone/Dufferin St.) Doors open at 9pm - 1st set at 9:30 - PayWhatYouCan http://www.gladstonehotel.com/MapQuest%20Maps%20map.htm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This Tuesday September 21st - The Repeatos The Repeatos are a UK-US-Canadian based freeform ensemble with a penchant for combining acoustic and electronic elements into a seamless and sometimes seamy flow of musical traditions and idioms. Having performed primarily in New York in alternative clubs like Tonic and The Village Halloween Parade, the PiNG will be their Toronto premiere. This concert will feature Toronto newbie Peter Wetzler (with his laptop assortment of soft-synthesizers, including new beta versions of Stylus RMX and Native Instruments softsynths, plus accordian), world champion blues harmonica player Chris Turner (bagpipes, harmonicas east and west), Rachel Maloney (electric and acoustic fiddles) and Torontonian Kevin Kidd at the mixing board. http://www.soundforms.net/repeatos Between Sets CD - "Fever Dreams II" by Steve Roach "Holding The Space", the latest installment of ambient master Steve Roach's "Fever Dreams" trilogy, is a superb melding of his expansive soundworlds & tribal rhythms with significant contributions by Byron Metcalf (frame drum) & Jennifer Grais (voice). http://www.steveroach.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming Tuesday September 28th - cheryl o and friends cheryl o, cello, looper - http://www.cellojuice.com Michael Keith, guitar + toys - http://www.michaelkeith.com Steven Sauve, synth, looper - http://www.karmafarm.ca Joe Sorbara, percussion - http://www.joesorbara.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews Aidan Baker "Butterfly Bones" The latest by one of Toronto's best improvisational talents. With the release of his latest disc "Butterfly Bones", Aidan Baker has once again created a lush environment filled with imagery and depth. Spaces have been moulded and shaped to Aidan's vision to form fully defined landscapes and atmospheres. Twisting and turning, "Butterfly Bones" is an excellent example of dark ambience at it's most effective. It starts with the slow building drone of "Skeletal Grin", a slightly shifting tone punctuated by clockwork hearts and particulate buzz. Softness gives way to jagged edges, and before you know it you've fallen down a cold dark well of souls, freedom just beyond your reach. "Hardly Human" follows, distorted voices of the lost swelling up and circling, a slight melody taking shape. A steady drum beat grows in strength, telling the story of rituals and ceremonies of great magic and power long forgotten to this earth. Trippy sounds from darkened Bristol alleys permeate "Post-lapsed", a rain filled nighttime stroll of a song perfect for technicolor film noir soundtracks. The hungry eyes of a thousand mechanical ghosts gaze upon you as you move through the city, the shifting of dull neon lights the only distinction between destinations. "I Dreamt You" is all percussive patterns in front of breathless robotic pulses and alien radio transmissions. The kind of dream that loops around your head, slightly changing, tilting enough to give the sense of change, but remaining similar enough to give a sense of unease, a haunting deja vu. And then we reach the title track. "Butterfly Bones" is a feedback-laden snarling, growling, tooth-baring behemoth of a song, a circling distortion offering completely at odds with the delicate beauty implied by the title. Did I mention how masterful this piece is? Aidan Baker has developed quite a name for himself in the ambient/improvisational community with his ability to manipulate sound, and "Butterfly Bones" is an excellent example of why his recognition is rightly deserved. In my mind he's well surpassed the title of master musician and is fast on the way to becoming a master magician... rik maclean - rik@pingthings.com http://www.pingthings.com = ambient + electronic + chill things Send an e-mail to pingthings-subscribe@yahoogroups.com for updates on *all* the latest releases on sale at ping things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents live performances by Toronto's finest ambient, chillout and experimental music artists plus performers from across the continent, every Tuesday evening at the Ballroom in the Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen Street West at Gladstone/Dufferin St. - Both the Queen Streetcar and the Dufferin Bus stop right at the hotel. http://www.gladstonehotel.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Please forward this e-mail to any friends who may be interested in live ambient, chillout and experimental music performances